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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “shoreward” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

31 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
shoreward164409(None) 
shorewards1743591shorewards
homeward1745322_homeward
scorecard1442952scorecard
shareware1544332shareware
shorebird1552872shorebird
chresard1444063ch_resard
forewarn14117173_forewarn
foreword15118963_foreword
foreyard1546423_foreyard
forward1438293_for_ward
homewards1844513_homewards
poleward1455943_poleward
rereward1246143_rereward
reward106017643___reward
scoreboard1553413scoreboard
scorecards1542423scorecards
scorepad1363383scorepa_d
sharewares1644033sharewares
shorebirds1652523shorebirds
shored105723653shore___d
shorthand1643753shorthand
shortwave1842483shortwave
shortwaved2051803shortwaved
shrewd136810783sh_rew__d
shrewed14589853sh_rew_ed
sideward1345953s_ideward
spaceward1743073spaceward
sternward1343123sternward
steward1138063s__teward
stoneware1254293stoneware

Search took 8 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911486410.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148641317.43619989.4
3Display Results31310.0161937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691317.87522690.9
 
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